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recordation of our unions, government protection of -- government recognition of our unions, government protection of our marriage.
recordation of our unions, government protection of -- government recognition of our unions, government protection of our marriage.
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host: do you have a government contract yet? guest: we have a lot of government contracts. the military is excited about using this technology. anytime we create a distance between a war fighter and a major situation, it is a promising thing. host: are you using this in afghanistan? guest: yes. host: how is it being used? guest: rather than having a war fighter get in close proximity to an ied, they can perform the function robotically. host: michael fleming, ceo of torc robotics, thank you. guest: thank you. host: it is an event sponsored by the association of unmanned vehicles international. president and ceo michael toscano is joining you. the previous guest talk about work with pentagon. does your association talk to the pentagon? guest: very much so. in research on labs. there is tremendous research being done. there are a lot of elementary collegesigh schools, involved in the research of unmanned systems, and this is one of the great ways of getting young people involved in the science, mathematics and discovery process. darpa.ork with .ost: ross thank you for holding
host: do you have a government contract yet? guest: we have a lot of government contracts. the military is excited about using this technology. anytime we create a distance between a war fighter and a major situation, it is a promising thing. host: are you using this in afghanistan? guest: yes. host: how is it being used? guest: rather than having a war fighter get in close proximity to an ied, they can perform the function robotically. host: michael fleming, ceo of torc robotics, thank you....
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the federal government. probably the most glaring success would be gaining. there have been tried that have been very successful with gaming. it is about entertainment and tourism. the success of that, and what that has done, is allow tribes to use that revenue stream to diversify their own portfolios. there are tribes engaged in other types of at -- other types of activities. one owns a bank. they also own a chocolate factory. metal fabrication plant. a number of those things that produce and provide revenue. what that really does is allow us to reinvest in our own people. we provide scholarships for our students. we provide youth and family services that the federal government does not provide. these are services each community needs. we are talking about scholarships, it allows our young people to go and have access to higher opportunities. we are seeing those students that have benefited from this and the scholarships are coming back to our communities as doctors and lawyers, highly skilled cpas. these f
the federal government. probably the most glaring success would be gaining. there have been tried that have been very successful with gaming. it is about entertainment and tourism. the success of that, and what that has done, is allow tribes to use that revenue stream to diversify their own portfolios. there are tribes engaged in other types of at -- other types of activities. one owns a bank. they also own a chocolate factory. metal fabrication plant. a number of those things that produce and...
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government. guest: look at the loans that default. the congressional budget office estimates those loans will collect around $.80 on the dollar. for certain loans, they will collect far more than a dollar for each loan. that is not to say this does not consider the telegram --pell or other programs the government invests in. the administrative costs are separately accounted for. it is difficult to compare this we wouldinary way think about profits and losses. host: that $51 billion profit that was cited is not necessarily the number. guest: it is the number in terms of government budgets. act,ay the credit reform this is the way that government accounts for loan programs. which isnal program ,assed in the mid-1960's the government used to show it as an expenditure the year that it was put out. time.ould recoup it over congress used a guarantee program. they had mostly banks issue loans and they would simply guarantee it. many people thought that did not show the cost either. so later they would c
government. guest: look at the loans that default. the congressional budget office estimates those loans will collect around $.80 on the dollar. for certain loans, they will collect far more than a dollar for each loan. that is not to say this does not consider the telegram --pell or other programs the government invests in. the administrative costs are separately accounted for. it is difficult to compare this we wouldinary way think about profits and losses. host: that $51 billion profit that...
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right now the government's, the federal government is spending about 23% of gdp, of gross domestic product. the revenues are about 16% of gdp. the difference between the 16 and the 23 is the deficit. that is what is killing us. that's almost a trillion dollars a year. that's what we have to bring under control. i really think the debate between the parties is about what is the precise. maybe there are some echoes of republican resistance to the new deal and those kinds of things, but that assumes the republicans are a monolith and the democrats are monolith. i think there are many opinions. i think there are people in the republican party who would repeal the new deal, but others feel it is an important part of the legacy of this country. and think of important to focus on what are the numbers, what is the gap, and how do we bring them together. to go back to historical levels the past 50 or 60 years, expenditures or 20% of gdp and taxes were 18%, there were small deficits and at the end of the clinton administration there were some surpluses. we need to return to some level of balance. we
right now the government's, the federal government is spending about 23% of gdp, of gross domestic product. the revenues are about 16% of gdp. the difference between the 16 and the 23 is the deficit. that is what is killing us. that's almost a trillion dollars a year. that's what we have to bring under control. i really think the debate between the parties is about what is the precise. maybe there are some echoes of republican resistance to the new deal and those kinds of things, but that...
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the government will make cutbacks and worker hours and the government has not had time to send out all those notices. we could see that going ahead. one thing that is a big point of debate is how many jobs that will cut. the congressional budget office has estimated 750,000 fewer jobs over the course of this year. plenty of people question that. some economists say 300,000 and there is the idea that it will not cut that many jobs but will cut many hours and a lot of pay. there could be fewer jobs in other areas, not just government. from this is from kentucky someone who is unemployed. was laid off from a factory here that went to mexico. i went to school and got a two- year associate degree in industrial maintenance. not get a job as maintenance yet but i picked up a job at a factory and recently got fired because of not being able to meet their expectations. was -- when they were talking about middle class americans in come, $400,000? you show statistics of $18,000 being a top paying low income -- where do they get the middle class income rate from? even near -- i don't know anybody
the government will make cutbacks and worker hours and the government has not had time to send out all those notices. we could see that going ahead. one thing that is a big point of debate is how many jobs that will cut. the congressional budget office has estimated 750,000 fewer jobs over the course of this year. plenty of people question that. some economists say 300,000 and there is the idea that it will not cut that many jobs but will cut many hours and a lot of pay. there could be fewer...
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government. guest: host: if you go to our website, you will find information that could be helpful in helping your kids understand the operation of the u.s. government. caller: i have used it in class on numerous occasions. first, define "politico." for us who is a term are really into the weeds. host: he also talked about health care. guest: it continues to be a big debate in congress and we sell multiple attempts last night from senate republicans to pass bills that would repeal parts or all of the health care law. this is a debate still going on. we had a supreme court ruling on that. the courts ruled in their favor that they are still making the argument is unconstitutional. host: the caller also brought up resolutions. this is a non -- non-binding resolution that was passed in the house. what is the point? guest: it still takes the temperature, a way to know where these numbers stand. the carbon tax amendment is -- or the attempt to create one, failed. republicans see it as a good that the p
government. guest: host: if you go to our website, you will find information that could be helpful in helping your kids understand the operation of the u.s. government. caller: i have used it in class on numerous occasions. first, define "politico." for us who is a term are really into the weeds. host: he also talked about health care. guest: it continues to be a big debate in congress and we sell multiple attempts last night from senate republicans to pass bills that would repeal...
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the journalists can only put out what the government -- guidelines that the government -- doinching the government has guidelines on journalists? guest: thank you for the question. i think it's a rellly important question to think about how independent journalist ks be if they're in a situation where they're really being monitored by the government. and it's a atlanta question. it's a very int -- it's a legitimate question. it's an interesting time because there's so many different sources of information that the government has no problem getting it's viewpoint out in the press and the government has its own website, its own ability to call for speeches, to talk on the floor of the senate or the house. there are many different ways in which government officials can get their views out to the public, which is why it's important to be able to allow journalists as a councht weight to that government story line to be able to be truly independent and undertake their profession without the fear that government is putting them under surveillance. you did ask about guidelines which i think is a
the journalists can only put out what the government -- guidelines that the government -- doinching the government has guidelines on journalists? guest: thank you for the question. i think it's a rellly important question to think about how independent journalist ks be if they're in a situation where they're really being monitored by the government. and it's a atlanta question. it's a very int -- it's a legitimate question. it's an interesting time because there's so many different sources of...
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surveyablishment probably did not pick up that many, if any, of the government shutdown in terms of government workers. it did pick up some contractors whose work which stops because of the shutdown. included ald survey note with the jobs report, people --picked up i'm trend figure out how many were and how many weren't. what is the better indication of where the jobs the guest: i would say house survey. the establishment survey says there are 200-4000 jobs last month. that came in -- 200-4000 jobs last month. that came in better than expected. this is well above that. host: and the obama administration in a release yesterday, jason fuhr men of the touted this as the 40 -- here are the months and the job losses going back to 2009. has been shakynt with a lot of sequestration cuts, a lot of state and local government job cuts. it is good to qualify that. host: we want to get your thoughts on the country's employment situation. we want to hear what it is like in your neighborhood. our phone lines are open. we are going to do it differently in this segment. if you are employed, give us a call at
surveyablishment probably did not pick up that many, if any, of the government shutdown in terms of government workers. it did pick up some contractors whose work which stops because of the shutdown. included ald survey note with the jobs report, people --picked up i'm trend figure out how many were and how many weren't. what is the better indication of where the jobs the guest: i would say house survey. the establishment survey says there are 200-4000 jobs last month. that came in -- 200-4000...
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that was a good government bill. we are doing that over and over again in the 130 congress and i am proud of that. n.c.,greensboro, democratic column. caller: hello. since you are fully aware that the government institutions don't always give the full story, why don't you stand by the nearly 2000 building experts in the investigation of building seven. now that osama bin laden is dead and 911 is a decade behind us and more, i think a good argument can be made that the documents that the federal government has regarding the 911 attacks should be declassified and the truth will come out. host: you have to distinguish between those two things. bradley manning did leave an awful lot of classified information. evidently, it went to wikileaks and i think the court was correct in deciding it was not guilty of aiding the enemy because he had not directed that information to the enemy and that is what the statute says. that is how military justice rules agreed. with regard to the rest of it, i think it is clear that he did, i
that was a good government bill. we are doing that over and over again in the 130 congress and i am proud of that. n.c.,greensboro, democratic column. caller: hello. since you are fully aware that the government institutions don't always give the full story, why don't you stand by the nearly 2000 building experts in the investigation of building seven. now that osama bin laden is dead and 911 is a decade behind us and more, i think a good argument can be made that the documents that the federal...
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government need to define the plan is right for me? how is it that you know what i need? why do i need mental health coverage? why do i need to have drug rehab coverage, etc.? way insurance the works is that covers all of these conditions. you know, if you ask people, if you ask most people, do you need a plan that covers cancer treatment? notle would say no, i do have cancer. but unfortunately next year they might get cancer. it isy insurance works is literally insurance, it is like entering your home. and colorado, we had the and you buyoods in insurance. that is how insurance works. it is a conference of plan that will cover all unforeseen illnesses you might get. host: bobby -- bonnie is next, democratic caller. congresswoman degette, thank you for explain how it works. the ignorance about this is mind-boggling. once upon a time before our health care delivery system was privatized, we were given health thatits by our employers were tied to our job, we were stuck in a job, and that is the way it has been. also, instead of getting p
government need to define the plan is right for me? how is it that you know what i need? why do i need mental health coverage? why do i need to have drug rehab coverage, etc.? way insurance the works is that covers all of these conditions. you know, if you ask people, if you ask most people, do you need a plan that covers cancer treatment? notle would say no, i do have cancer. but unfortunately next year they might get cancer. it isy insurance works is literally insurance, it is like entering...
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if the government would do their job, i could do mine. if the american people would stop whining for cheap food and be willing to pay what labor is worth, then we would all be happy. like the first caller who does not want anybody blocking her way are causing difficulty, she wants to drive to wal-mart and buy cheap food and come home. if you want to live like that, look around -- it has consequences. we should not be mean to people just because they are immigrants. host: you all in an organic farm. can you tell us the profit margin? a non disclosure agreement with organic rally this i have to be careful. [laughter] guest: she raises a very good point. is the visagram program designed specifically for farmers. the farmer down and the country is through that program. that is for many reasons. it is a very complicated process. the farmers that i have spoken to in north carolina that use it, it is a different image than what she is this is a former that has been using this program for years -- as there were getting on the bus from mexico and
if the government would do their job, i could do mine. if the american people would stop whining for cheap food and be willing to pay what labor is worth, then we would all be happy. like the first caller who does not want anybody blocking her way are causing difficulty, she wants to drive to wal-mart and buy cheap food and come home. if you want to live like that, look around -- it has consequences. we should not be mean to people just because they are immigrants. host: you all in an organic...
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government. we believe in smart rules and regulations. i think a perfect example of a growing, massive government is with the irsened were you have an agency that is targeting americans for their political views and beliefs. it is a sign of a government that is out of control. it is not in its traditional form and placed craig would you have that kind of scandal happening with the irs, you don't have the fbi investigating it and you don't have a government that is outraged to root out those bad actors. this is a sign of a government that is too big, too expensive, and out of control. host: "the washington times"is reporting an update on the irs. from twitter -- guest: the reason they create more jobs it is it is american energy that is cheaper and gives is that competitive advantage in regard to manufacturing. we use a lot of energy and manufacturing so that is important. also in the production of these energy sources, that is also american jobs and american revenue toward our federal coffers. it
government. we believe in smart rules and regulations. i think a perfect example of a growing, massive government is with the irsened were you have an agency that is targeting americans for their political views and beliefs. it is a sign of a government that is out of control. it is not in its traditional form and placed craig would you have that kind of scandal happening with the irs, you don't have the fbi investigating it and you don't have a government that is outraged to root out those bad...
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a lot of that money will come from my pocket and the government's pockets. where's the justification? guest: i cannot speak to monthly doctor visits. our co-pay free -- they hpope prevented visits will reduce cost in the long run because people are getting things caught earlier and not waiting for the last second. the idea of regular doctor visits is what they want to encourage. host: george in massachusetts. caller: i am on medicare right now are. this is make up the difference in the medicare that i pay? guest: there will not be much interaction between the exchanges and medicare. medicare is for 55 and up. the exchanges are people for working age and it is geared toward young people up till they are medicare eligible would be eligible for the exchange. host: are they paid for in some way under the affordable care act? guest: the states have been getting grants to set up exchanges. those set up costs are affected by sequestration to a degree. the white house wants to make this work to get these exchanges going. host: there was a new tax in the affordable c
a lot of that money will come from my pocket and the government's pockets. where's the justification? guest: i cannot speak to monthly doctor visits. our co-pay free -- they hpope prevented visits will reduce cost in the long run because people are getting things caught earlier and not waiting for the last second. the idea of regular doctor visits is what they want to encourage. host: george in massachusetts. caller: i am on medicare right now are. this is make up the difference in the medicare...
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government. they even buy politicians. there's a man who wrote a book alled vurttur -- vulttur capitalism. everywhere they are finding oil more than saudi arabia has. , mean, there's a little place nobody knows where it is, over by i think it's -- well, it's over by the cass pan sea i guess. hillary clinton went over there for a visit. and because they found so much oil over there i guess they want to get involved in that, too. but they say they're capping off all these wells. there's a flood of oil. there's so much oil that the price of oil should be down around 20 cents a gal gallon. that's what's happening. people are being milked here in the united states like cows. host: what do we do about it? caller: i don't know if we can get the politicians together because i don't know how many are backed by the oil money. we're in deep trouble here if we don't have the connection with our politicians -- the big money owns them. we're in deep trouble. we're a bunch of slaves here on plantation earth. ho
government. they even buy politicians. there's a man who wrote a book alled vurttur -- vulttur capitalism. everywhere they are finding oil more than saudi arabia has. , mean, there's a little place nobody knows where it is, over by i think it's -- well, it's over by the cass pan sea i guess. hillary clinton went over there for a visit. and because they found so much oil over there i guess they want to get involved in that, too. but they say they're capping off all these wells. there's a flood...
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i too am a fan of a smaller government, but i still want an effective government. we basically have an exploding entitlement program. we need to changes over time, put on a path to a 10, 20 year reform. theall austerity is greater equally. it is not just mean taking a budget act like a sequester without making tough choices about what you actually want to reduce peer we need to get ourselves in a long-term fiscal path with a balanced budget, say, over 10 years. there are a lot of ways you can reduce the growth rate. growth in to get to a balanced budget in 10 years having the same revenues that we have now. we have to make sure we cut out the things in the economy and government spending that are in some ways wasteful or on top of what they need to be. host: do either of you believe the debate about the budget will include an effective way to replace the sequester cuts? guest: they will certainly be debating that. host: but you're skeptical. guest: i am skeptical, but the sequester is so horrible, and neither party like that. i mean, the democrats complain mostly a
i too am a fan of a smaller government, but i still want an effective government. we basically have an exploding entitlement program. we need to changes over time, put on a path to a 10, 20 year reform. theall austerity is greater equally. it is not just mean taking a budget act like a sequester without making tough choices about what you actually want to reduce peer we need to get ourselves in a long-term fiscal path with a balanced budget, say, over 10 years. there are a lot of ways you can...
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and government spending. by talking about that in deficit it gets to the real corgoal. i was wondering if you had an idea of what the real goal is of the gop? guest: that is not even protect relief hidden. since the reagan years republicans have talked about the strategy of start of the beast. cut taxes and then use this as a way to push for cuts in government programs. now they are claiming to be deeply concerned about the deficit, but the deficits were part of the plan. this is exactly -- this financial crisis is what they were working towards or their perception of a fiscal crisis. if you look at the actual plans, with a paul ryan's plan they are deficit increasing plans. plan areaul ryan's deficit-increasing plans. they are not enough to offset the tax cuts. all the rest of the alleged improvement on the deficit comes from additional revenue, but there will not tell you what. additional spending cuts but they will not tell you what. it is very clear the whole purpose is to use the anxiety over the debt to
and government spending. by talking about that in deficit it gets to the real corgoal. i was wondering if you had an idea of what the real goal is of the gop? guest: that is not even protect relief hidden. since the reagan years republicans have talked about the strategy of start of the beast. cut taxes and then use this as a way to push for cuts in government programs. now they are claiming to be deeply concerned about the deficit, but the deficits were part of the plan. this is exactly --...
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there is this conundrum of what is the role of government convention government edict getting that we pay less money? i do not think that is the answer, and i do not think it but he knows yet. host: john, in illinois. caller: good morning. i have been a major defender of our president on this health care issue. recently, i've been disabled for about seven years to beingaughter, prior aged 19 was on medicaid here in illinois, and then they cut you off at 19. so she is now 20 them and i went thinkingte and was that this was going to be great, the expanding medicaid that she would be able to get on. she is in college, lives at home, and we do not have a very good income here. we found out that because my wife has insurance, that she will not be able to be eligible for medicaid. but to put her on my wife's plan would cost more than $500 a month, and we didn't do that to begin with because we cannot afford it. so now after discussions in my allly and with my friends, lot of them on the opposite side of where i am, it is beginning to be a lot harder to defend this program when my own daught
there is this conundrum of what is the role of government convention government edict getting that we pay less money? i do not think that is the answer, and i do not think it but he knows yet. host: john, in illinois. caller: good morning. i have been a major defender of our president on this health care issue. recently, i've been disabled for about seven years to beingaughter, prior aged 19 was on medicaid here in illinois, and then they cut you off at 19. so she is now 20 them and i went...
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it is buying government debt. there has been concern that the fed is not only printing money, but monetizing the debt, that it government spending. those things are not the primary focus of the said. when it is creating monetary policy, certainly it considers many factors. aware of the political implications of decisions, but the mandate of the fed is really to do two things. one, to maximize employment to interestle -- to keep rates at the lowest level possible, and to control inflation. this is rather than focusing on employment and labor market. that is where some of this concern over the fed unconventional stimulus program comes from. host: first call charles in north carolina. democrat line. parter: i have a two- question. i am wondering how mortgage- backed security. why would it not be analogous to fannie mae and freddie mac in buying huge amounts of mortgages and people not being able to pay them and basically going out of business? the government go out of business in -- of the same thing happen to mortga
it is buying government debt. there has been concern that the fed is not only printing money, but monetizing the debt, that it government spending. those things are not the primary focus of the said. when it is creating monetary policy, certainly it considers many factors. aware of the political implications of decisions, but the mandate of the fed is really to do two things. one, to maximize employment to interestle -- to keep rates at the lowest level possible, and to control inflation. this...
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you said that no agency of the united egg government should be allowed a bailout -- united states government should be allowed to bailout a corporation without direct approval of congress and the present. my question to you is this -- how come there have not been trials. how come nobody has been selected i am question mark how come, in short, -- heads have not rolled in this issue? this is $16 trillion. guest: what frank is talking about. thank you, frank, for going to my website. sanders.senate.gov. we updated a lot. i demanded during the dodd frank legislation for the first time an audit of the fed that was limited. i wanted a broader, but it was limited to the financial crisis. as frank indicated, what we discovered was in addition to the tarp bailout, $700 billion -- i voted against it, but that is what happened. in addition to that, what we did not know until i got that information is the fed length $16 trillion to every major financial institution in the country and central banks all over the world. i found that -- and many others found that -- absolutely unbelievable. the point that f
you said that no agency of the united egg government should be allowed a bailout -- united states government should be allowed to bailout a corporation without direct approval of congress and the present. my question to you is this -- how come there have not been trials. how come nobody has been selected i am question mark how come, in short, -- heads have not rolled in this issue? this is $16 trillion. guest: what frank is talking about. thank you, frank, for going to my website....
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the government does have to do something. and it is the stimulus that causes it to be invited in all kinds of fields. from health to technology to automobiles. make the u.s. tax code fairer. fix the corporate tax code. push china -- isguest: corporate tax code very important. corporations get about $1.2 trillion per year in loopholes. we had 70 or 80 of the major corporations in america, goldman sachs, general electric, pfizer, all kinds of different areas. i mentioned to drugs, finance, and general manufacturing paying zero taxes, even though they made multibillion dollars. that is because of the loopholes. one of the biggest loopholes was moving production overseas, deducting the cost of production , but they do not pay taxes on it, bringing the profits back to america, lobbying washington for a low tax rate. that was the deal in 2005. companies see that, it is an incentive to move jobs overseas. why would we do that? why not lower the tax rate? listen to this, please, mr. business. .lose some of these loopholes we are pena
the government does have to do something. and it is the stimulus that causes it to be invited in all kinds of fields. from health to technology to automobiles. make the u.s. tax code fairer. fix the corporate tax code. push china -- isguest: corporate tax code very important. corporations get about $1.2 trillion per year in loopholes. we had 70 or 80 of the major corporations in america, goldman sachs, general electric, pfizer, all kinds of different areas. i mentioned to drugs, finance, and...
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we have so much waste in government. i would like to see someone conservative in the governorship to weed out all this fraud. we go to work hard every day and we shake our heads when we come home every night. host: let's take a listen to one of the republican governors in the country who has become a leading voice in gop issues. this is chris christie in his state of the state address. he starts by talking about hurricanes in the budde goes from there. >> there is plenty of evidence that new jersey has not let's stop our turnaround. and i'm unemployment is coming down -- unemployment is coming down. 2011 was our best private sector job growth in 20 years. personal income set a record high in new jersey for the seventh quarter in a row. income tax receipts -- sales of new homes are up. consumer spending is up. industrial production is up. since i took this office participation in new jersey's labor force is higher in the nation. more people have the confidence to be out looking for jobs and more people actually have jobs.
we have so much waste in government. i would like to see someone conservative in the governorship to weed out all this fraud. we go to work hard every day and we shake our heads when we come home every night. host: let's take a listen to one of the republican governors in the country who has become a leading voice in gop issues. this is chris christie in his state of the state address. he starts by talking about hurricanes in the budde goes from there. >> there is plenty of evidence that...
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they believe in government by gimmicks. and this, you know, no budget, no pay bill is another gimmick. let's kind of play this out. what their bill says is if the house doesn't pass a budget bill by april 15, we don't get paid. if the senate doesn't pass a budget by bill -- bill by april 15, they don't get paid. i'm sure they have the votes to ram whatever they want through the house of representatives and i'm sure they'll bring us yet another budget bill that has another extreme, excessive spending cuts and programs that benefit the middle class and poor they brought before us last year. i think they will bring a bill to the floor. let's say the senate does bring a budget bill to the floor and they pass it. this bill does not require that there be a conference report that is voted on by both the house and the senate as a condition to whether or not members get paid. so, again, this is not a solution. what this is is more political gamesmanship. you pass something in the house and maybe totally irrecognize seibel, something
they believe in government by gimmicks. and this, you know, no budget, no pay bill is another gimmick. let's kind of play this out. what their bill says is if the house doesn't pass a budget bill by april 15, we don't get paid. if the senate doesn't pass a budget by bill -- bill by april 15, they don't get paid. i'm sure they have the votes to ram whatever they want through the house of representatives and i'm sure they'll bring us yet another budget bill that has another extreme, excessive...
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i want less government. i want limited government. they are talking about taking money away from important things. by the way, can't david -- camp david shaw -- camp david should be gotten rid of. host: key housesitter -- conservatives say they can support measure to fund the government. host: that is a little bit about the budget process which we will be hearing about a lot more in the coming weeks as march 2 seven it's closer. an article in the wall street journal this morning, texas pardon -- tax stand -- tax stances harden. host: the next call comes from bradley. and independent. the sequester take effect tomorrow. caller: i just wanted to call in to point out that in the documentary, he saw this happening. he knew this was going to happen. he said there were going to be cuts in the defense. i do believe this country needs to make major cuts. at a time when north korea -- they are testing missiles that could hold nuclear warheads, this is not the right thing to be doing. in the movie 2016, the vice president's -- the vice presiden
i want less government. i want limited government. they are talking about taking money away from important things. by the way, can't david -- camp david shaw -- camp david should be gotten rid of. host: key housesitter -- conservatives say they can support measure to fund the government. host: that is a little bit about the budget process which we will be hearing about a lot more in the coming weeks as march 2 seven it's closer. an article in the wall street journal this morning, texas pardon...
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the federal government was putting this thing on. if the people can't hear, we have greater problem. he got the signal core out. the signal core worked all night and about 12:30 in the afternoon, just about the time we suppose to start at 1:00, they tested it and it went. i had been up half the night. i can't tell you the joy that i felt that these people will be able to hear. far more people came than we had expected. host: reverend walter reflecting on his involvement in the demonstration, the march on washington. we have a line for those of you attended the march on washington. that number is 202-585-3882. if you were part of the demonstration, here in washington d.c., 202-585-3882. by the way, politico has a story 50 years on marchers remember is the headline. the piece begins by saying, it was hard to flip through the tv channels this week without hearing a cable panelist about the meaning of 50th anniversary of the march on washington. where dr. king delivered his i have a dream speech. but it is a shrinking club of public figu
the federal government was putting this thing on. if the people can't hear, we have greater problem. he got the signal core out. the signal core worked all night and about 12:30 in the afternoon, just about the time we suppose to start at 1:00, they tested it and it went. i had been up half the night. i can't tell you the joy that i felt that these people will be able to hear. far more people came than we had expected. host: reverend walter reflecting on his involvement in the demonstration,...
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they can understand how bad government can be because they are often coming from bad government. they are often very religious. hispanic vote the is to become better on immigration. host: hispanics are not happy with the justice department. a piece in the minneapolis star tribune over the weekend. "lack ofine is, justice department action in los angeles. "lack of justice department action in los angeles." the justice department has not moved on evidence. nearly half of the 10 million people in the nation's largest county are latino. lyrical boundaries redrawn in 2011 make it possible for latino voters to elect just one of the five supervisors. the administration has resisted calls to sue the county despite the county's distort history of discrimination. guest: there are a few things to realize. you see the thing about reducing the influence of hispanic voters . that is still in effect because section two was rewritten in 1982. reducing the influence is a ethical or legal standards. a municipalityen expands, that can reduce the influence. it takes a more white suburb of hispanic v
they can understand how bad government can be because they are often coming from bad government. they are often very religious. hispanic vote the is to become better on immigration. host: hispanics are not happy with the justice department. a piece in the minneapolis star tribune over the weekend. "lack ofine is, justice department action in los angeles. "lack of justice department action in los angeles." the justice department has not moved on evidence. nearly half of the 10...
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for problem government's host: congressman? guest: that the first time i've heard anyone wanting to raid the retirement age to 80. -- raise. that's not something i would support. we need to look at whether 65 is still the correct age. the morning and commission that looked at the expenditures in so security began to add to the and retirement age and social security and the headlines in the papers or there was bipartisan compromise in social security. maybe that kind of idea could be employed again. no one says you will always use yesterday's technology to solve tomorrow's problems. if that were the case, we would have a whole federal office devoted to the maintenance and certification of our lungs of because of the polio epidemic. that does not exist. solutions to change over time and that will continue to happen. a lot of people on my side have harper and about the medicare modernization act of 2003. if you don't make statins available to people who need long-term management of elevated cholesterol, you'll never decrease the n
for problem government's host: congressman? guest: that the first time i've heard anyone wanting to raid the retirement age to 80. -- raise. that's not something i would support. we need to look at whether 65 is still the correct age. the morning and commission that looked at the expenditures in so security began to add to the and retirement age and social security and the headlines in the papers or there was bipartisan compromise in social security. maybe that kind of idea could be employed...
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much government. care about our people. we do not look at things like we used to. we better go back to the bible, better go and listen to people when they say what is happening is right there in the bible. i do believe this is the best country in the whole world. this is the best. if somebody thinks they need to be taking care of the need to go somewhere else. we have never been taking care of. do for ourselves and we appreciate what we have got. thank you very much for your c- span. this is a piece from joe davidson from washington post -- tony is joining us from orlando, florida. welcome to the program. caller: good morning. i love the show. of it is great. if the government work with the people to get ahead, they could have more opportunity to do that. i look at this as an opportunity for small businesses. dishwasher, i worked harder than anyone else. i worked at a restaurant for 18 years. i couldn't have anyone -- i couldn't get anyone to come in and help. i hired people from poland who had to deg
much government. care about our people. we do not look at things like we used to. we better go back to the bible, better go and listen to people when they say what is happening is right there in the bible. i do believe this is the best country in the whole world. this is the best. if somebody thinks they need to be taking care of the need to go somewhere else. we have never been taking care of. do for ourselves and we appreciate what we have got. thank you very much for your c- span. this is a...
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--the government? caller: yes. and i think there are a lot of government secrets that we do not know. 9/11, the kennedys, all of these stories. ithington keeps acting like was something else. host: that is jim in the bronx. back to the "new york times" story on silicon valley and the nsa -- host: to explore the legal and technical issues and making skype calls readily available to intelligence agencies and law enforcement officials -- host: again, this is a little bit from the "new york times" article on the nsa in silicon valley. craig is on our democrat line. caller: good morning, pete. in amerco, people thought the way to get rich was to be famous, and get the kind of notoriety, like the hollywood star or a rock star so people wanted to be known. nobody wants to live a quiet life here. possibly we are giving away so much information to people because people don't want to just live a simple, quiet life. they want to somehow be known. maybe it is our ego. when a country says we are the number one country, all that
--the government? caller: yes. and i think there are a lot of government secrets that we do not know. 9/11, the kennedys, all of these stories. ithington keeps acting like was something else. host: that is jim in the bronx. back to the "new york times" story on silicon valley and the nsa -- host: to explore the legal and technical issues and making skype calls readily available to intelligence agencies and law enforcement officials -- host: again, this is a little bit from the...